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A section of members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: KCCB/Catholic Justice and Peace Department Facebook

Kenya’s Finance Act 2023 Placing “unsustainable burden” on Kenyans: Catholic Bishops

Jul 20, 2023

Kenya’s Finance Act of 2023 that received Presidential assent last month has placed “unsustainable burden” on citizens of the East African nation, Catholic Bishops in the country have said.

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: KCCB

Catholic Bishops Condemn Brutality on “innocent Kenyans”, Urge Police to Target Criminals

Jul 19, 2023

Catholic Bishops in Kenya have condemned police brutality on “innocent Kenyans” in the latest round of opposition-led anti-government protests and called upon law enforcement officers to target criminals, who infiltrate groups of demonstrators.

A screengrab of Archbishop Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri during the July 16 interview with the Kenyan national broadcaster, Citizen Television. Credit: Citizen Television

Kenyan Catholic Archbishop Emphasizes “humane leadership” amid Political Tension

Jul 18, 2023

Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri is calling on political leaders in Kenya to be humane amid political tensions characterized by opposition-led protests that have resulted in multiple deaths, and destruction of property.  

A section of members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: KCCB/Catholic Justice and Peace Department Facebook

Bishops’ Peace Initiative Aim to Transform “underlying conflict drivers” in Kenyan Region

Jun 27, 2023

The peace initiative that members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) are to launch has an objective of facilitating the transformation of factors behind conflict and “curb the perennial violence” in the country’s North Rift region covered by six Catholic Dioceses.

Raila Odinga addressing some religious leaders including members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: Raila Odinga/Facebook

Kenya’s Opposition Leader Disagrees with Catholic Bishops’ Caution against Public Protests

Apr 23, 2023

The leader of the opposition coalition in Kenya has expressed disagreement with the caution Catholic Bishops in the East African nation made against the resumption of anti-government demonstrations.

A section of members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: KCCB

Catholic Bishops in Kenya Caution Politicians against “seeking personal benefits” in Talks

Apr 13, 2023

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have challenged warring politicians in the East African country to front the interest of Kenyans as they work to resolve their conflicts.

Religious Leaders in Kenya. Credit: NCCK

Religious Leaders in Kenya Laud Government, Opposition “for hearing the plea of Kenyans”

Apr 5, 2023

Religious leaders in Kenya have lauded efforts made by the Government and the Opposition in the East African nation to halt weekly demonstrations that had routinely been characterized by acts of lawlessness, including property destruction, looting, invasion of private property, and even loss of lives. 

Mons. Cleophas Oseso Tuka. Credit: Nakuru Diocese

Use Formal Education, Job Creation to Address Decades of Banditry: Bishop-elect in Kenya

Mar 25, 2023

Empowering the people of God in Kenya’s North Rift region through formal education and the creation of “job opportunities” provide a long-term solution to the banditry menace that has been going on for decades, the Bishop-elect of the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru has said.

A section of members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: KCCB/Catholic Justice and Peace Department Facebook

Kenya’s Catholic Bishops Caution Government, Opposition against “stand-off, defiance”

Mar 23, 2023

Resorting to a “stand-off and defiance” on the part of the government and opposition leaders in Kenya will not address the “myriad of problems and crises” ordinary citizens are grappling with, Catholic Bishops in the East African nation have warned.

Cake cutting session after Episcopal Consecration of Kenyan Bishop. From left: Newly Consecrated Local Ordinary of Kitale Diocese in Kenya, Bishop Henry Juma Odonya, President of Kenya, Dr. William Ruto, Bishop emeritus of Kitale Diocese, Maurice Anthony Crowley. Credit: Moses Mpuria/Sheshi Visual Arts

President of Kenya Hails Pioneer Catholic Bishop of Kitale Diocese as “a giant of faith”

Jan 23, 2023

The President of the Republic of Kenya has hailed Bishop Maurice Anthony Crowley, the first Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Kitale whose retirement was accepted on 4 November 2022, as “a giant of faith”.